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Haley Lu Richardson

Haley Lu Richardson (born March 7, 1995) is an American actress. Her credits include the roles of Krista in The Edge of Seventeen, Claire Benoit in Split, as well as Stella Grant in Five Feet Apart. Haley Lu Richardson was born on March 7, 1995, in Phoenix, Arizona, the daughter of Valerie, a marketing and branding professional, and Forrest L. Richardson, a golf course architect. Richardson attended Villa Montessori through Middle School, and later attended Arcadia High School. She was a regular in theatrical productions and regional dance competitions throughout the Southwest. From 2001 through 2011, she was a leading dancer in the Cannedy Dance Company based in Phoenix, Arizona. In 2011, she relocated to Hollywood, California.

Early life

Haley Lu Richardson was born on March 7, 1995, in Phoenix, Arizona,[1] the daughter of Valerie, a marketing and branding professional, and Forrest L. Richardson, a golf course architect. Richardson attended Villa Montessori through Middle School, and later attended Arcadia High School. She was a regular in theatrical productions and regional dance competitions throughout the Southwest. From 2001 through 2011, she was a leading dancer in the Cannedy Dance Company[2] based in Phoenix, Arizona. In 2011, she relocated to Hollywood, California.[citation needed]

Her breakthrough came in 2017 when she starred as the lead Casey in Columbus. For her work in the film, she was nominated for the 2017 Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Actress. Reviewing Columbus in The New Yorker, critic Richard Brody wrote praise of her performance, "Richardson in particular vaults to the forefront of her generation’s actors with this performance, which virtually sings with emotional and intellectual acuity."[3]. Richardson will star in the romantic dramaFive Feet Apart as the female lead opposite Cole Sprouse, set to be released on March 15, 2019. She plays a cystic fibrosis patient who falls in love with a boy (played by Sprouse) with the same disease.

Richardson founded Hooked by Haley Lu in 2009,[4] a line of crocheted clothing and accessories that she designs and creates.[5][6][7]

Personal life

In March 2018, Richardson revealed that she was engaged to Canadian actor Brett Dier, having proposed to him.[8] They have been in a relationship since 2014.[9]